Frostbite 2010

The second of the winter series  begins in January with a warm autumn day. There are 24 races, two each sunday at 12noon and 13.30, with 13 races to count. The results are to be found here.

Spartan 2009

The first of the winter series  has started with a warm autumn day. There are 24 races, two each sunday at 12noon and 13.30, with 13 races to count. The results are to be found here. Going into the final day either the vice commodore or the sailing sec could win the trophy. The sailing sec manage to beat the vice commodore twice and took the trophy.

Sunday Series 3

Summer 2009 Series 3 1400

Summer 2009 Series 3 1530

Sunday Series 2

Four out of six races to count with races held on two sundays. The dates for the three series are: Series 2A, 31 May and 14 June; Series 2B, 28 June and 5 July; Series 2C, 19 July and 26 July.

Summer 2009 Series 2A

The winner of series 2A was Mike Herman

Summer 2009 Series 2B

The winner of series 2B was Paul Johnson

Summer 2009 Series 2C

The winner of series 2C was Paul Johnson

Wednesday Evening

six out of 17 races to count with races held at 7.15 each week.

Summer 2009 Wednesday Evening

Sunday Series 1

The winners of the three series were Paul Hallam and Richard Foyle in a Laser 2000 (12 noon and 14.00) and Paul Johnson in a Solo (15.30)

Each Sunday there are races at 12noon 14:00 and 15:30. Eight races in each series, with four to count.

The results are to be found here:

Summer 2009 Series 1 12noon

Summer 2009 Series 1 14:00

Summer 2009 Series 1 15:30

Sunday Frost Bite Series

The New year sunday series has races at 12noon and 13.30. There are a total of 22 races with 7 to count. The first two Sundays were lost to a frozen lake (4-5 cm).

First place in the series was taken by David Matthews (Laser) on the first discard from Jonathan Carter (Vortex). Third and forth were Peter Axford  (Solo) and Mike Herman (Laser) again needing to be separated on the discards.

Frost Bite 2009

Sunday Spartan Series

The pre-christmas sunday series has races at 12noon and 13.30. There are a total of 22 races with 9 to count.

Spartan Series 2008

14s at Blackeney

The 14 fleet went to Blackeney in September. Barabara White's report is 14s at Blackeney 2008

Wednesday Evening

The results were very close at the end of the series. John Thompson was first with 11 points, Mike Herman was second with 16 points and Paul Johnson was third also with 16 points. Second and Third being decided on the second discard. So a clean sweep for the Solo fleet this year.

Wednesday Evening results

Results for Summer Series 3

The results for all of the summer series 3 were dominated by the solo fleet. The 12noon series saw Paul Johnson (solo) first, David Matthews (Laser) second and David Hurst (solo) third. The only change in the 14.00 series was that Peter Axford (solo) was third. The 15.30 series saw Peter Axford jumpng up to first pushing the others from the 14.00 series down one place each.

12 noon results

14.00 results

15.30 results

Results for Summer Series 2

The winners of the three series were: Peter Axford, Paul Johnson and Paul LeBlonde. Series 3 starts on 3rd August.

12 noon results

14.00 results

15.30 results

Results for Summer Series 1

The summer series opened with a less than welcome "ice breaker" event and the hardy competitors cleared snow and ice to rig their boats. The series finished with summer fully arrived. Series 2 starts 1st June.

12noon results

14.00 results

15.30 results

Houghton Trophy

Dawn on Sunday 25 May was grey and very wet with the heavy overnight rain continuing until 11 o'clock. It was the sort of day when sensible people stayed in doors. By 12 noon a group of three had assembled and it was agreed that the format would be a large number of one-lap races. With the wind being light from the ENE the agreed course was a reaching start to River, a beat to Horeseshoe, a run to Troy, a beat to Centre and a broad-reach back to the line.

Race 1 saw Simon Donaldson force Mike Herman and Jonathan Carter head to wind against the starting mark and each other, whilst he sailed cleanly away. Feeling sorry for them he then waited at the first mark until they had done their penalty turns and caught up. This gallantry was not respected with Jonathan and then Mike slipping through to leave Simon to finish last. (Points: Jonathan 1, Mike 2, Simon 3)

Race 2 saw Mike and Jonathan determined not to get caught on the start line a second time and Simon end up as the windward boat as they approached the line. Unfortunately, Jonathan arrived at the line 20 seconds early but with enough room to windward to allow him to tack on to starboard and forcing Simon to tack away with just 5 seconds to go. Jonathan tacked back close to the mark to start, but Mike was clean away having avoided the other two. Jonathan managed to slip past Mike on the beat and finished first again. (Points: Jonathan 2, Mike 5, Simon 5)

Race 3 found Simon intending to approach the line from the course side on starboard and forcing the port tack boats to tack away. The tactic was partially successful with Jonathan being caught, but Mike got clean away. Up the first beat Simon managed to just get in front of Mike, but Jonathan stayed in last place. Down the run Jonathan tried several tricks to gain the advantage, but to no avail and was still 3rd at the leaward mark. Up the final beat he managed to find a way through to take the lead. (Points: Jonathan 3, Mike 8, Simon 7)

Race 4 began with Jonathan to leaward of Simon heading towards the mark as the start approached. At the start he bore away but failed to open up a gap on Simon. So he headed up again and forced Simon on to the mark and a 360 penalty, Mike was able to slip through but Jonathan had a clear lead. That is how things looked likely to finish. Mike tried to catch Jonathan, but was covered up every beat. On the final run to the line Mike managed to get level. Jonathan gybed on to starboard so as to force Mike away from the line. As he gybed back on to port to head for the line his boom hit Mike’s boat and he had to take a 720 penalty. This let both Mike and Simon through. (Points: Jonathan 6, Mike 9, Simon 9)

Race 5 was a near copy of the previous race but with Simon and Mike having swapped. Up the first beat Simon passed Jonathan and the two started the second beat within a boat length of each other. A tacking duel occurred which both found rather hard work and some mistakes were made. Mike was able sail efficiently up the beat and as the boats approached the final mark was in a good position. Jonathan realising he had slipped to last placed tried to tack and bear away behind Mike but in the light breeze the boat would not bear away. This resulted in another 720 penalty, with Simon get fist place and Mike second. (Points: Jonathan 9, Mike 11, Simon 10)

Race 6 started with the wind becoming more varied and Simon got a clear start with Jonathan and Mike trailing. However Jonathan managed to get to windward along the reach and had inside position at the first mark. Simon managed to sneak through past Mike at the mark as to big a gap was left by Mike. Jonathan covered the others up both beats and held on to win. (Points: Jonathan 10, Mike 14, Simon 12)

Race 7 started like the previous race, but this time Simon stayed ahead at the first mark. At the second mark Simon had opened a up a slight lead which he held on to down the run. Up the final beat Jonathan managed to find a little extra lift to put both boats within a couple of feet on the approach to the final mark. As they approached the wind headed them Simon managed to scrape past, but Jonathan was forced almost head to wind to get round. This allowed Simon to take the race. (Final points: Jonathan 12, Mike 17, Simon 13)

Results for 2008 Frost Bite Series 

The winter is now over and summer officially starts on the 23rd March with starts at 12noon, 2pm and 3.30pm for Series 1. The winter has been relatively warm, wet and windy and this has suited the club's one vortex sailor who managed six 1st place finishes from nine starts. With a performance like that he can be sure that his handicap will be going down for the summer. Second place went to Peter Withrington who from nine starts managed one 1st and four 2nd place finishes. Third place went to Paul Hallum and Richard Foyle, who managed one 1st, two 2nd's and two 4th's. Overall 18 boats have taken part, with 9 entering enough races to qualify. The largest single turn out was 12 boats.

Before the final race several helms were over heard moaning about the lack of wind. They need not of worried as the wind picked up in time for the start and there were plenty of strong gusts blowing across the course. In fact the wind was sufficient to blow every competitor over at least once, and over half the fleet retired before the end. There were several spectacular capsizes as boats were caught by sudden gusts on down wind legs. The prize for the most spectacular must go to the club's vortex sailor who pitch-poled and ended up half way up the mast during the process.

Results for International 14 Frost Bite Series

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Christmas events

Ricky Chase

The final race before Christmas was the usual pursuit race. The wind was force 2-3 SE, and a contrast to the strong winds that had been experienced for most of the Spartan Series. The race officer set a course of Centre, Troy, Fishery, Horseshoe and Mount Pleasant to keep the fleet on the Northern side of the lake. First off was Paul and Richard in the Laser 2000, with Nick and David following in the Firefly and then Gavin in the first of the Solos. Then in quick succession we had David H, Mike H and Peter W starting, then a gap to David M in his Laser, Jonathan in the Vortex and the last starter of Paul N in the Phantom. By the time the last boat had started, the Laser 2000 was nearly a whole lap ahead. Given the conditions and the recent good form of the team in the Laser 2000 it looked unlikely that they would be caught. The first boat to be overtaken was David M's Laser when a rare gust allowed the Vortex to make they most of his spinnaker. These two stayed in close contact throughout the rest of the race, but the Laser never quite finding the gap to pass the Vortex. Nick in the Firefly was next to be caught, although he came back on several occasions when he found the right way up the beat. It was the approach that each boat took to the beat that determined how the race progressed. The best wind was to be found on the central part of the beat from Fishery to Horseshoe. Going too far to either side was generally not the best route. However one needed to choose one's course carefully so as to make the most of the available wind. The usual tactic of the Vortex is to make as few tacks as possible, but today was different and Jonathan consistently found the best route up the beat. As the race drew to a close the Phantom had failed to catch anyone, but the leading six boats were all on the same leg. With 50 seconds to go the leading boats, Laser 2000 and Vortex, passed a mark to separate them from the others. But David M managed to slip passed the mark before the time limit. So with the time limit reached these leading three boats raced on to the next mark. The Laser 2000 went left up the beat, whilst the Vortex went right and was followed by David in the Laser. The wind on this part of the lake as not to the liking of the Vortex and the gap to the Laser was definitely reducing. The Laser 2000 could not take advantage of the conditions and the Vortex managed to reach the final mark first, with the Laser 2000 second and the Laser third.

Following the success of the INT 14 class series, organised in the past few years by Ian Turffrey, we have arranged similar class events for 2010.

From 28^th March 2010, one Sunday each month has been scheduled for each of the Solo, Firefly, Laser and INT 14 classes. This will not interfere with the established handicap sailing programme.

These events will offer better opportunities for sailors of each class to sail together and the more experienced sailors should be available to support those who sail less regularly. The benefits should include: improved sailing, self development and fun. Trophies will be awarded!

The schedule from 28^th March until the end of the summer season (26^th September) is:

Where this schedule conflicts with other non-compatible events then the class sailing will not take place. This year’s non-compatible events are:

• INT 14 open on 9^th May (an INT 14 day),

•  The Neate on 23^rd May (a Firefly day),

• The Houghton on 11^th July (an INT 14 day), and

• The Club Regatta on 5^th Sept (a Laser day).

The principal contacts for the purpose of organising these class series are:

• Laser                     Mike Herman

• INT 14                   Ian Turffrey

• Solo                       Paul Johnson

• Firefly                   Ann Allen

You might also like to look out for the three race training sessions that are in the sailing programme, the first of which is on 24 April. These sessions are intended to help members take a confident part in Sunday racing or to improve the skills of those who currently race. The days will be customised to meet the needs of those attending to ensure they get the most out of these days

• The first is a cash race on the afternoon of 26th April (after the first Sunday working party). The race will be a handicap event with a £3 entry fee, all the entrance fees will be shared out between the top three boats.
• The 9th/10th May is the International 14 Open Event.
• The Neate Knockout Trophy in Solos, open to all members -- all you need do is turn up with your sailing gear, is at 12noon on 7th June
• We have a 24hour race starting at 4pm on 20 June. This is open to teams of any size sailing any class of boat. We will be inviting other local clubs to send teams to this event.
• The Houhton Trophy will follow the second Sunday working party on 12th July. This year this event will be held in Laser 2000s. If you what to experience racing with a top helm this will be your chance as our many single-handed sailors will be looking for crews for this event. As with the Neate to take part you just need to turn up, with your sailing gear, to take part.
• The final summer racing event is the Club Trophy series on 27th September.

Family and Trojan events will be happening on a Saturday through out the summer. These kick-off on 2nd May with the the first Trojans event. The final Family sailing day will be 17th October. Just after the summer holidays, 5th September, we will have our annual Club Regatta with fun events for the family including the Two Generations race and the Trojan Pursuit race.

Ricky Chase Cup

The day dawned with not a breath of wind and a thick blanket of fog. This was enough to put several people off of the idea of sailing. Those arriving at the club early were greeted by with the water forming a perfect mirror, trees that were only just visible across the lake and a pale yellow disk over head showing the possition of the sun. The race officer moved the marks into the centre of the lake and set a course of Mount Pleasant, Centre, Fisheries, Troy and Black Jack. Just before the start of the race the fog lifted and a very light breeze appeared from the NE. First off was David Hurst in a Solo and Paul Hallam, with Richard Foyle, in the Laser 2000. Over the next few minutes these were pursued by Steve Greeves in a RS200, David Bradbury in a Laser, Barbara White in a classic 14 and Paul Johnson in a Solo. Ten minutes after the start Jonathan Carter in a vortex headed off down the course. The vortex started at a disadvantage as the leading Solo was more than a lap ahead when he started. Things did not improve as the race progress with RS200, Laser and another Solo over taking before the end of the race. It was clear from the first lap that the boat to beat was David Hurst, and that the only person that might catch him was Steve Greeves. The rest had a close battle among themselves, but never looked like challenging for the lead. It took 50 minutes for the lead to change hands. For a few minutes it looked like it was all over. But David Hurst managed the find a late burst of speed and with 1 minute to go there was a luffing match going on between the leading boats. The winner was Steve Greeves in the RS200.

New Handicaps for the Winter

With the completion of the summer sailing I have recalculated the personal handicaps.

Club Trophy (28th Sept)

The day of the final summer event was bright and sunny with gentle winds from a variety of directions. With all of the club's top helms unable to take part, the eight helms from the middle of the fleet that took to the water were set to have some good competitive racing. The course for the first race was set for the southerly breeze that had appeared just before the published start time. By the time the boats had started the breeze  had started to go round to the west, even going as far as NW. The fleet generally stayed close together to give some interesting racing. The race was won by Paul Hallum in a Laser 2000. After lunch the race officer set a new course to try and get a beat in somewhere. What was intended to be a beat to the first mark turned into a run and several boats had to be called back at the start. This allowed David Bradbury, with a new crew, in his Firefly to show some early speed. He was eventually caught by the Solos. With the race being won by the commodore in his very old Solo. For the final race the wind had gone round to North, with the race officer forced to set yet another course. This time the Firefly of Ann Allen showed the rest how it was done. Unfortunately Ann, and the leading Laser, missed a mark and had to go back. The race was then lead by the Solo fleet, with the commodore winning again.

The final positions were Gavin Lang (solo, commodore) first, Peter Axford (solo, ex-commodore) second and Paul Johnson (solo, ex-commodore) third. The complete results are here.

Neate Trophy (20th July)

6 contestants tried their luck for the wagonwheel trophy on a breezy day, northwesterly Force 3, occasionally gusting 4.

6 races were held in a knockout competition, in 3 similar Solos, with a triangular course of Stone Court, River then Horseshoe, each race to be 2 laps.

Here is a blow by blow account of what happened by your on the spot reporter. It’s brilliant being up on the starting box roof because you immediately become an expert and let me tell you I’m usually in the last 3 of any race. Actually there were quite a lot of ‘experts’ up there and they all had a lot to say!

Race 1, the first of 2 heats, saw David Hurst, Gavin Lang and Paul le Blond all have a bad start but at the end of lap 1 David Hurst was in the lead coming up to the last mark, with Gavin second followed by Paul le Blond. Gavin made up the gap round the mark which made the last leg of this lap very close as he was 1 boat length behind David. A close tussle followed between the 2 leaders; Gavin in front after the windward mark and David back in the lead after the wing mark, which he maintained to cross the line first, closely followed by Gavin with Paul behind by a leg.

Well with me so far? There’s more…
Here we go with Race 2 which featured Wendy Barnes, Paul Johnson and David Tonge. Paul Nurser OOD for the event prophesied ‘Wendy will struggle to lose this’ a reference to the fact that Wendy was the only woman who had enough bottle to sail but who wasn’t that keen to race all day and whose tactic had been to sail the heat and swell the numbers. Trouble is, she’s good at this sailing lark! At the start Wendy was on starboard to windward, in the lead. Paul Johnson was behind her by 6 boat lengths followed by David Tonge, what you might call a spread race. Wendy got a lift at the wing mark but Paul Johnson closed the gap up the reach. Although Wendy lost the lead at the leeward mark she was in front over the line again and lap 2 saw her well on the way to Stone Court. Paul came across so he wouldn’t have to tack at the windward mark and the wind died. Further back David Tonge capsized. Wendy rounded the mark with Paul lying astern, and the two leaders were neck and neck but by the wing mark Paul came out 8 boat lengths ahead and went on to win. David capsized again just before the finish line as he found he had an affinity with the water. He said the first capsize was because the tiller fell out at which point Ian M commented ‘well, you have to take his word for it’. Gavin said ‘it’s my boat and that’s never happened before’ but then he was accused of nobbling the opposition. Fight, fight!

We had a bit of lunch and gossip and then it was back to business.

Race 3 had Paul Johnson (Race 2 winner) and Gavin Lang (Race 1 second) fighting it out in a gusting wind. OOD thought he might try the prophecy thing again and reckoned ‘the smart money will be on Gavin as he’s pointing higher, but it will be close especially if they match-race’ which I think meant play mean and fight dirty. Yet another bad start, especially as the OOD forgot the 4 minute due to banter in the start box, but took to yelling at 2 minutes. All starting assistants had ‘blonde moments’ at this point, and out on the water Gavin was too early and bore away while Paul at the pin end looked good. But no! Gavin snuck in with a bang and they were away. Best start yet and very exciting. Paul rounded the windward mark ahead, Gavin only yards behind. Ian M joined in the crystal ball gazing and pronounced ‘if Gavin gets a gust he can get ahead at the mark’. Paul Johnson gybed to take him out but blew it. Gavin sailing by the lee, gybed and now they were neck and neck at the wing mark. Both hammered down the reach while OOD murmured ‘the leeward mark will sort out who wins’. How did he know? Paul Johnson took it very tight and I kid you not fell out of the boat backwards. Total highlight of the day! What a spectator sport and us nice and dry! Gavin chortled down to Stone Court, rocking and rolling and went on to win.

Wendy (Race 2 second) and David Hurst (Race 1 winner) began the next race. Pre-start, with 3 minutes to go, saw David capsized and Wendy sailing backwards, all about as far away from the line as it was possible to get. David got to the line too early and had to gybe while Wendy played it safe and got over the line but all in all a disastrous start. Mutterings started in the commentary box that ‘whoever gets the pin end gets a lift’. Wendy stalled a tack at the windward mark and David closed the gap. After rounding the mark Wendy planed to the wing mark with David 5 boat lengths behind and the rescueboat 5 boat lengths behind him. Wendy, having got to the mark first, gybed while David, having got the bit between his teeth, threw a hairy old gybe and belted after her, tried to overtake on the outside but Wendy got the overlap at the leeward mark. David hardened up and tacked too high while Wendy nosed ahead at the line. Neck and neck with clouds closing in and the wind dying a little, Wendy rounded the windward mark, while David got a header which pushed him away from the mark. Wendy was a good 8 boat lengths ahead but David made up the lead and sailed past her to win and get a place in the final.

So now we were at the race to find out who would be third overall. Paul Johnson and Wendy milled around in the water while Betfred opened a book in the starting box. How many capsizes would there be? Ian Moore and OOD bet Wendy would capsize once. The reporter (that’ll be me, Barbara,) hoping for some thrills and spills said ‘no, they’ll both go over at least once, and you’ll both be buying me a drink in the bar’. Well sometimes it can be expensive when you’re wrong.

Wendy had a good start at the pin end. (OOD: ‘I guarantee she’ll get to the mark first and she won’t have to chuck in a couple of tacks’). Sure enough, Wendy rounded the mark first and if Paul could have reached her, he could have sat on her tail and got her wind. He couldn’t make up the gap so gybed early and accelerated up to the mark. Wendy gybed and capsized. Paul doubled back to check she was ok by which time the rescueboat was up and running and he carried on and won. Ann Allen, what a friend, had climbed up to the box and was elbowing everyone out of the way to get a photo of Wendy in the water. ‘I’ll stick a robin on that and send it to her for a Christmas card’. Wendy retired having accepted help, the Champagne was put on ice as Barbara had lost the bet and Paul Nurser now runs a psychic tarot service.

The denouement had come, the final was about to start. Gavin sailed the water out of the capsized boat and we all knew it had worked because we could now see the boat, not just the sail going along. It has to be said at this point that the make-up of the final wasn’t the usual protagonists that we’re all used to seeing which was, quite frankly, refreshing.

Well the start came and went and you’d think both David Hurst and Gavin would have got used to it but neither crossed within 10 seconds of the start gun. But since they were neck and neck it didn’t matter. OOD declared he was hoping for some match racing. Gavin was one boat length behind at the windward mark and closing. OOD thought he’d give them advice which is included in this report. ‘David should be luffing him all over the shop. He should be pushing him away from the mark’. Gavin squeezed through though and a close race ensued. ‘David should have sailed further on at the leeward mark and come to the pin end of the line’ – which he did. David was in a better position across the line. Gavin tacked a little early, but no, David got two lifts to let him make the windward mark leaving Gavin closely shaving the back of his boat. Gavin rounded the mark and tried to reach David to get his wind but there were too many boat lengths between them. David had a good gybe at the wing mark and with a lovely flattened boat planed off to leeward. He tacked beautifully at the mark with Gavin following him. David majestically sailed over the line to win the trophy, while Gavin slowed up. It wasn’t obvious Gavin was going to make the line but he heeled his boat and did to come a worthy second.

We retired to the Clubhouse, having vicariously enjoyed the adrenalin generated by the sailors, drank the champagne and a good day was had by one and all.

Barbara White

6 Hour Race

The Mars Bars were won by the Laser team of Paul Nurser, David Matthews and Mike Herman. A full report, and photos, will follow once I receive it.

2008 Novice Series

 Novice results

 Summer Handicaps

With the completion of the winter series a new set of handicaps have been calculated for the summer series. The handicaps were estimated from the Frost Bite, Spartan and Series 3 races, a total of 52 races. The "mean position" is the average result that each helm would have obtained, over the races that they completed, using the new handicaps. To qualify for a personal handicap you need to complete a minimum number of races.

Boxing Day Cup

The early morning, when the first sailors arrived, saw a flat calm across the lake. This clearly put many people off and only four (Peter W, Jonathan, Gavin and Andrew B) decide to take part in the racing, which as tradition demands, was a series of scratch races in Solos. As four very similar boats were available, it was agreed that the format for the day would be five one lap races with everything to count. The course was a beat to Troy, followed by a run down to Centre, a reach to Mount Pleasant and a beat to the finish line. Race 1 saw Peter W gain the advantage of the start when Jonathan failed to close the windward gap to the starting mark. At the first mark Peter W lead by a boat length from Jonathan, with Andrew close behind. At the next mark Jonathan managed to gain the inside position, with Peter W and Andrew forced to make room for him. Down the reach Jonathan was able to get some clear wind which let him win. But the other two stayed very close together, Peter had the advantage at the final mark and finished second. The second race saw Jonathan close the gap properly this time at the start to give him an advantage that he kept through out the race, Peter W was second and Gavin third. Race 3 saw Peter W getting wise to Jonathan's starting tactic and headed for the leaward position. Jonathan sailed towards the leaward end of the line to try and protect his position. With 20 seconds to go and the line being too close Jonathan was forced to head towards the windward end of the line, and Peter with the leaward advantage pushed Jonathan ever closer to head to wind. With six seconds to go both boats had come to a near stand still and hovered close to head-to-wind waiting for the start, after which they could fall back to start. Gavin was able to take advantage to lead off the line, a position he maintained to the first mark, with Jonathan and Peter W following close behind. All three stayed close together down the run with Gavin maintaining his advantage at the gybe mark. Along the reach Gavin escaped whilst the others battled it out. The final results was Gavin first, Jonathan second and Peter W third. The fourth race saw Peter W get to leaward of Jonathan at the start and force him to go above the starting mark. With 10 seconds to go Peter was able to bear off along the line to gain a near perfect start. Jonathan just managed to force his boat inside the mark as the gun sounded and so recover what had been a poor position. The wind had by now started to swing, Peter W's initial advantage was lost as he went to the right side of the beat and Jonathan went to the left. Then the advantage swung back the other way as Peter got a slight lift close to the mark which gave him the advantage at the mark. Jonathan lost control of the rudder as he tacked around the mark and Peter W got away to finish first with Jonathan second. The final race Jonathan attempting to close the windward gap again. This time the boat that got caught was Andrew who headed off to take a 720 penalty. Jonathan failed to make good his advantage and Peter W managed to slip through and headed to the right, Jonathan followed him and Andrew went left after the penalty. The wind favoured Andrew who lead at the first mark, but unfortunately had to take a 360 penalty for touching the mark. At the gybe mark Andrew was still leading with Peter second and Jonathan third, and all three fought it out down the reach. At the mark Andrew lost out with the others getting inside advantage. Peter W finishing first with Jonathan second. The final result was Jonathan 1st, Peter W 2nd, Gavin 3rd and Andrew 4th.

New Year Bracer

Racing abandoned due to lack of wind.

 Results from previous series

 Spartan 2007